Surprise gift box



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. nee Boltax, Chicago, Ill.

Application January 24, 1947, Serial No. 'l24,198 4. Claims. (Cl. .40---36) 1f The invention relates toreceptacles and more particularly to a surprise. gift boxv wherein an object such as. a gift may be packed, and is a renewal-of our abandoned application Serial No.

466,884, filed November. 25, 1942.

It is an object of the inventionto' produce a receptacle wherein an object is concealed and which object is oifered'to view only after a web of paper having legends commemorating a certain event movably secured to the receptacle is moved at one endand the other end permits the object to be exhibited and removed through the exhibiting opening.

A further object constitutes the provision of a to unwind from one roller and wind on another roller concealing an object until a predetermined portion of said web of paper overlies the object and having an opening exhibits the same to view and permits the removal of the. object through the opening without destroying the web.

A still further object constitutes the provision of a receptacle in which an object is adapted to be concealed by a web of paper arranged to be moved until a single predetermined section of the paper overlies the object and is capable of Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a receptacle constructed in accordance with our invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the box with the lid opened to disclose the interior thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a web of paper.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a modified receptacle, and

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 5-45 of Fig. 5.

Referring to the several views in the drawing in designates a box having a bottom H, side walls 12, a front wall l3 and rear wall M which is integral with a lid l5 for closing the box.

The particular form of box is merely shown by way of example and not as a limitation.

Rollers [6 parallel to the front wall are jour-- naled in the side walls.

A web of paper ll shown in developed form in Fig. 4 is provided with legends such as for instance illustration I8 and appropriate references l9 thereto commemorating a certain event.

receptacle in which a web of paper is arranged. t

As shown, the web I! contains in successive sections legends of events occurring in a human life reproduced in a humorous vein to enhance the curiosity and enjoyment of the person perusing the legends.

The web'of paper at one end is provided with a large opening 28 which permits viewing and removal of the gift objects therethrough without damage to the web.

The paper is originally rolled on the right roller as viewed in Figs. 2 and 4, and the loose end is secured to the other roller which is provided with knobs 2|. An object 22 such as a gift article is secured in any appropriate manner to the bottom'of the box;

As the knobs 22 are turned, the web of paper unwinds from the right roller and winds up on the left roller to enable a person to read all of the legends.

A person, after having'opened the lid l5 and turning the roller continuously reads the legends and only until the end position of the web is reached, as shown in Fig. 3, then the object 22 becomes visible through the opening 20 and may be removed therethrough without destroying the web.

The box made in accordance with the invention both offers the element of amusement and surprise as a person receiving such box does not become aware of the gift proper until all the web has been wound on the knob carrying roller.

The legends placed serially on the web will arouse curiosity and cause a person to actuate the web to enable reading of the legends until the end of the web is reached where the opening 26 reveals the underlying gift which may be reached and removed through said opening without destroying the web so that the gift box may be re-used or saved as a memento.

The modification shown in Figs. 5 and 6 employs a web of paper arranged in accordion pleats.

As shown along the front and rear walls a hollow paper block 25 is provided between which an object 26 is secured to the bottom wall.

Pins H are secured to the bottom and extend through the left block 25, as viewed in Fig. 6 to protrude therefrom and are provided with a head 28.

The lowermost layer of paper 29 has an aperture 30 for the passage of the pin while the other end is riveted or otherwise secured to the front block.

Each successive layer has bayonet slots 3| so that they may be secured to the pin to form a stack and are in compact arrangement. As each layer is lifted from the stack the legends and illustrations thereon become visible until the lowermost layer permits visibility of the object through the opening 30.

The opening 30 is large enough to permit removal of the object 26 without destruction of the web.

While the drawing shows embodiments of the invention by way of example, numerous changes and alterations may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

We, therefore, claim our invention as broadly as the state of the art permits.

We claim:

1. An exhibiting and surprise gift box, adapted to receive a removable object to be used as a gift, including a web of paper masking the object, and means for supporting the paper for movement to permit various sections thereof to be successively brought into view, some of said sections containing legends commemorating an event for which the gift is intended, and the final section having an aperture of sufiicient size to permit surprise exposure and removal of the object from the gift box through said aperture without damage to the web when the final section comes into view.

2. An exhibiting and surprise gift box, adapted to receive a removable object to be used as a gift, including a web of material masking the object, and means for supporting the web for movement to permit various sections thereof to be successively brought into view, some of said 1 sections containing legends commemorating an event for which the gift is intended, and the end section having an aperture to permit surprise exposure and removal of the object from said gift box through said aperture without damsections containing legends commemorating an event for which the gift is intended, and the last of said sections having an aperture of sufficient size to permit surprise exposure and removal of the object from said gift box when said last section is exposed to view.

4. An exhibiting and surprise gift receptacle, adapted to receive a removable object to be used as a gift, a web of paper secured at one end in said receptacle and arranged in accordion pleats, said web masking the object, and adapted to be unfolded to permit various sections thereof to be successively brought into view, some of said sections containing legends commemorating an event for which the gift is intended, the secured end section having an aperture of sufiicient size to permit exposure and removal of th object from said gift receptacle without damage to the web.

MAITEH M. HOL'IZMAN, NEE FOX. LILLIAN ALTEN, NEE BOLTAX.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,354,149 'Treanor Sept. 28, 1920 1,655,341 Snellgrove Jan. 3, 1928 

